Dave Guerin Email & Phone Number

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

After a leave of absence in 2016 when I was overseas, I rejoined the VUWSA Trust as an active Trustee. I have been working on overseeing the Trust's investments.

Wellington

Education Directions Ltd (ED), which I own, has been my primary employer since 1994. My current focus is on Tertiary Insight, a subscription service that provides succinct and timely information for tertiary education decision makers.Some previous projects are listed below:- executive director of Independent Tertiary Institutions (and predecessors).

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I'm a Director of Vic Books and Cafe, a company fully owned by the VUWSA Trust, on which I have been a Trustee for many years. Vic Books and Cafe operates at two sites at Victoria University of Wellington, and online.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

My specific role was to contribute expertise on government policy, strategy and workforce development. Careerforce is the trading name of Community Support Services ITO Ltd.Being on the Careerforce Board was a good learning experience, working with the organisation as it rebounded from poor financial and educational results to become a thriving.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

The Trust's focus is on supporting VUWSA in managing long-term projects with the University (usually around student facilities and services), supporting VUWSA's finances and management, and overseeing Trust investments (ownership of Vic Books and an investment portfolio). The Trust has $6m in turnover and $8m in assets (including a subsidiary company).I.

Trust focus is on supporting VUWSA in managing long-term projects with the University (usually around student facilities and services) and overseeing Trust investments (ownership of Vicbooks and an investment portfolio). Took on Executive Trustee role in 2008, with some extra administrative responsibilities.Major achievements include: co-negotiating a new.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

After running the Facebook and Twitter presence for Thorndon Fair, Wellington's iconic street far, in 2013, I took on the marketing role on the Fair Committee in 2014. We developed a new marketing plan and backed that with new collateral, communications and a co-promotional approach with stallholders (see www.thorndonfair.nz). In 2015, the marketing effort.

Wellington

The Education Forum was an education policy advocacy organisation based in Wellington, New Zealand. The membership was drawn from all parts of the education sector - early childhood education, primary, secondary, tertiary and training, together with leaders of industry and commerce.

Primary responsibility for managing the organisation and supporting the advocacy work of separate committees of polytechnic CEOs and Council Chairs.Major management achievements were bringing the accounts under control, reviewing internal systems and services (including all staff roles), improving capability and having governance policies approved by.

Member of governing board, becoming Secretary in 2006 and also Treasurer in 2007. Managed CEO's employment and review of governance policies/strategy - the latter was a major effort, updating systems from a volunteer-run era to fit the reality of the new professional organisation.

Wellington

Led organisation and was media spokesperson. Main achievements were to keep the organisation operating, maintain a positive media profile for the issue of NZ becoming a republic and find a great person to replace me.

Oversaw financial and administrative issues on a part-time basis for the NZ University Students Assn (and also for APSU - Aotearoa Polytechnics Student Union - which shared the premises).Key achievements were meeting budget, supporting the integration of the two associations in the first year of sharing premises, and organising a conference for student.

Key student representative, including being on Council, Academic Board, IT, LIbrary, Student Servcies and a range of other committees. CEO of the association, including acting as employer of 5 staff, overseeing finances and coordinating planning.Key achievements were negotiating fee increases down, establishment of Student Union Board with university.